Bottle-stopper.



H C. BRAUN.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov.1s, 1909.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

Y. and into this I HENRY CHARLES BRAITN, F KINGS CROSS, LONDON, ENGLAND.

:BOTTLE-STOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 21', 1911.

Application filed November 13, 1909. Serial No. 527,888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it `known that I, HENRY CHARLES BRAUN, a subject of the King ofEngland, residing at 236 Pentonville road, Kings Cross, in the county ofLondon, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottleeStoppers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use thesame.

This invention has for its object a new and improved means of stopperingbottles -and the like and relates essentially to de- *vices for closingand securing a bottle by means of a metallle cap to replace the ordinarycork now used 1n' stoppermg wine,

` spirit, liqueur and other bottles.,

The invention further refers to simple and convenient means for openingbottles which have been closed in the aforesaid manner.

In the ordinary form of my invention, I use an aluminium or other hardmetal cap place immediately before putting it upon the neck of thebottle a disk of very thin metal, paratfined paper, shellacked orvarnished paper or such like material impervious to the liquidk contentsof the bottle, and I then take a thin disk of cork and either cement itin or render the cork entirely liquid proof by soaking` it in a varnishor other suitable solution. The cap is then placed upon the neck of thebot-- tle and put in a suitable spinning machine. Where it is requiredto provide means for opening the cap this may consist of a strip of tinor other suit-able metal or material provided at one or bot-h ends witha hole. This strip is placed within the capsule and over the cork sothat one or both ends provided with4 a hole project below the capsulewhen spun in position on the bottle, so that by inserting a nail orother implement through the hole the strip may be wrenched up tearingaway the capsule and enabling the bottle to be opened. In place ofhaving a strip with a hole coming below the bottom of the capsule whenin position I may make the capsule open at the top where it comes abovethe cork,v the cork in this case having a protective covering of tin,celluloid o r the like and I may insert a strip with a ring coming inthe space above the cork by means This not only of which the strip canbe turned to open the capsule. place a label bearing any suitableinscription in the space between -the strip and the capsule, or I mayemploy the same as a seal.

The drawing accompanying this specification shows various formsofapplying my device. l

Figure l is a vertical section of the neck of a bottle with mystoppering device applied ready for spinning; Fig. 2 is a similarview`to Fig. l with the device fixed in position, but showing a.slight-ly modified formof cork. Fig. 3 is asimilar view of anothermodified form of the device, where in a device for tearing open thecapsule is provided. Fig. 4 is a side view of Fig. 3. Figr is a verticalsection of a further moditied form of the device; Fig. 6 is a plan ofsame ;-Figs. 7 and 8 show a vertical section and plan respectively of amodification of the form of the device shown at Figs. and 6. Figs. 9 andl() show other forms of the invention.

The same letters ployed to denote the views.

c is the neck of the bottle.

b is a disk of cork provided with a beveled edge.'

down so as In some cases I may of referenceare emsame parts 1n all theor varnished paper.

d is a cap of aluminium or other suitable material. This cap is placedover the cork b and disk c, and then spun into position. causes thelower part o`f the metallic cap to conform to t-he contour of the bottleneck but also produces a stretch'- ing action upon the metallic cap,thus causing the cork to be firmly held in the neck of the bottlerenderingit perfectly liquid tight. Any liquid that` might possiblyperoolate through the pores of the cork is prevented 1from escaping bythe layer of shellac or the ike.

In Fig. 2 a cork is shown in which in place of a disk of shellackedpaper or the like at the top, the cork is made in two layers and shellacor the like is interposed between the layers at e.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4 in this case before thecap rZ is spun intoposition a strip f of tin or other suitable material provide-d ateachend with an eye g is placed over the cork so that when the cap d is spuninto c is a thin laver of paraftlned, shellacked y 2Q and 6,in this casethe capsule d is provided position, as shown, the stri f is held firmlyin position, but can be easiiy used for opening the bottle by insertinga nail or the like through either or both of the eyes g in order to tearopen the capsule. It is of course obvious that in place' of providing aneye at each end I may only provide the strip f with one eye g, in whichcase the stri f should betaken far enough-'over to hold) it in positionon the other side.

It will be observed that in the form of the device shown at Figs.` 3 and4 the eye g is Aformed in one with the stri f. In the modification ofthis form oi) the device shown at Fig. 9, in place of forming the eye gwith the strip f, the strip is doubled back so as to form a loop, whichholds the ring p by means of which the opening is eiected.

Referring to the device shown at Figs. 5

with a circular hole h, which corne-s above ,the cork b. The strip f foropening the device is formed with a ring 1c which can be seen throughthe hole h. The strip is spun into positionas shown clearly at Fig. 5,so'

as to comeon one side of the capsule d, and by inserting a suitableimplement through the hole h, the strip can be torn down the side of thecapsule thus enabling the bottle to be opened.

The form of the device shown at Figs. 7

and 8 is similar to that shown at Figs. 5

and 6, except that in this casein place of the strip f being formed witha ring h a separate ring m is provided and an additional disk n isplaced over the cork b to render the v seal further eective..

- It will be understood that a paper or other label maybe placed overthe capsule wherev desired, with directions for opening or with the nameof the brand or the like, or a disk of cardboard, celluloid or othersuitable material withy a' suitable indication of quality, brand, makeor the like may befastened into 'the ring. At Fig. 10 p shows the Aringand g a disk with an indicationsuch as that just mentioned thereon.

Although I have described vmv improvements as applied to the necks ofbottles, it will be understood that with suitable modifications' theymay be applied to the tops of jars or other like vessels.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesof America, 1s

1. A bottle stopper comprising a tapered cork disk, a metal platereinforcing the same, a soft metal cap mounted over said reinforced corkdisk, and a tear strip mounted between said reinforced cork and saidmetal cap having an end projecting whereby said metal cap may be partedwhen desired, substantially as described.

2. A bottle stopper comprisin a tapered cork disk, a metal plate reinorcing the same, a soft metal cap" mounted. over said reinforced corkdisk, and a tear strip mounted between said reinforced cork and saidmetal cap having an. end projecting whereb said metal cap may be partedwhen desire

